UNICEF

UNICEF (the United Nations Children's Fund) is a United Nations organization that provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

Connections

In the 1970s, Big Bird "visits with the children [at a UNICEF event in New York] and discusses Halloween with them." [1]

In 1980, Kermit was named Chairfrog of UNICEF's fundraising campaign. Part way in, response to fundraising was said to be better than any previous year. "I've never done anything this serious before. But it's a good cause. It helps children all over the world. I think there should be more chairfrogs of all organizations. I'm all for frogs getting positions like this." The Muppet Show Fan Club Newsletter wrote about it in Volume 3, Number 1.